Description: Peaceful Conversations takes a comprehensive look at what makes up successful interpersonal and intercultural communication. This timely book tackles the psychological traps, speech differences and problem states of mind that hinder communication, causing us to blame and stereotype others. The author provides research-based strategies that work.
Brief description: Dr. Gail L. Nemetz Robinson, a.k.a. Robinson-Stuart, (Ph.D., Stanford University), is Professor of Linguistics, San Diego State University, and was Founding Director of its Language Acquisition Resource Center as one of the nation's first three National Language Centers, funded through the U.S. Congress. Her international experience as former Language Research Specialist with SONY, Japan, and the New South Wales Dept. of Education, Australia, lend broad perspectives to communication dilemmas and solutions. Among her numerous books, articles and Multimedia Projects are her educational documentary, "From the Inside: Ethnographic Interview Techniques; Crosscultural Understanding, Prentice Hall Intl; "Culturally Diverse Speech Styles, in Interactive Language Teaching, Wilga Rivers (Ed.) Cambridge University Press, and "Second Culture Acquisition," Modern Language Journal.
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